Workshops for the Community

Workshops for the Community

TTC Workshop Policy

Why TII-TTC?

The Translation and Training Center aims at promoting community development and building capacity in Qatar and the region through continuing education (professional development) opportunities in translation and interpreting.

The Center provides practicing translators, interpreters and communication specialists with opportunities to continue their professional development through specialized workshops that aim to enhance and expand skill sets and provide orientation in key technological innovations and new methodologies in the field of translation and interpreting. The Center offers both regular workshops and tailored workshops for the community throughout the academic year.

We are committed to serving the needs of busy professionals and university students in Qatar and the region. Our team of experienced trainers utilizes engaging approaches to teaching that make learning fun and effective.

We offer workshops in a wide range of specialties around the year. They include but are not restricted to:

Accessible User Experiences in Hospitality

Audio-visual Translation: Subtitling

Approaches to Translating Sports Documents

Becoming a Professional Translator

Finance & Banking Translation

Interpreting Basics

Literary Translation

Media Translation

Medical Translation

Professional Translator’s Toolkit

Revision and Quality Assurance

SDL Trados Studio and Project Management

Translation Technologies: Mastering SDL Trados

Translation of Legal Documents

Workshop Offerings

Our workshop annual cycle usually starts in September and ends in the following June. In the 2017-2018 cycle, we will be offering 11 workshops.

The length of each workshop is 12 hours extended over 4 days, Sunday to Wednesday (4-7pm).

In case a workshop happened to be during the holy month of Ramadan, a different time will be set.

A certificate of completion will be delivered to participants who have successfully completed the entire training module.

Kindly check out our workshop policies on age requirements, registration, cancellation, safety and conduct, and discounts before applying.